Cowgirl Dreams

Amazon.com
"I'm an old-fashioned girl / In a modern day world." So sings Joni Harms with a voice that's as pure as prairie wind and strong as a yearling--and it's difficult not to believe her. A true-life cowgirl (she still lives and works on her family's fifth-generation Oregon farm), Harms infuses her words with a warmth of reminiscence and a love of the land; you can almost feel the crisp evening air seeping through your denim collar when she sings "Blue Montana Moon." Stepping smoothly between lovelorn balladry and two-steppin' high times, Cowgirl Dreams weaves traditional subjects and musical styles into a simple, beautiful, contemporary ode to Western life. --Alexandra Russell

USA Today
These country ballads and Western-swing tunes [are] personable and authentic.

Tracks:

Belle Starr
Two-Steppin' Texas Blue
When I Get Over You
Old-Fashioned Girl
Blue Montana Moon
Swing
That's The Way I Feel About You
A Woman Knows
Catalog Dreams
Long Hard Ride

Amazon.com

"I'm an old-fashioned girl / In a modern day world." So sings Joni Harms with a voice that's as pure as prairie wind and strong as a yearling--and it's difficult not to believe her. A true-life cowgirl (she still lives and works on her family's fifth-generation Oregon farm), Harms infuses her words with a warmth of reminiscence and a love of the land; you can almost feel the crisp evening air seeping through your denim collar when she sings "Blue Montana Moon." Stepping smoothly between lovelorn balladry and two-steppin' high times, Cowgirl Dreams weaves traditional subjects and musical styles into a simple, beautiful, contemporary ode to Western life. --Alexandra Russell

Customer Reviews:

The real deal.......2005-05-21

Modern county music has lost its sense of melody along with its sense of traditional themes (Try singing along with Big & Rich & some of the every current stars). This is one of the reasons that Joni Harms is special - her songs actually have a melody & deal with the themes usually associated with country music. The other reasons are that they are sung by a lady who has a great voice & alot of enthusiasm, & the songs are just good music - they are not over-produced & the musicians are playing traditional country music instruments; no synthesizers or wailing elctric guitars. This CD is great & so is the more recent "Let's Put The Western Back in Coutry Music".
You should buy these CD's because you will enjoy them and also to send a message to the "suits" in Nashville that we want our country music back.

First of two great western albums from Joni.......2003-08-06

Joni's first album was Hometown girl, a mainstream country album released ten years before this on a major label, and I believe there may have been one or two others after that on a small independent label. Nevertheless, this was the first album of Joni's to make a real impact.

This is the first of two traditional country albums with a strong western flavor that Joni recorded on the Warner Western label. It now seems that there will be no more as I cannot access Joni's website any more. On this album and its follow-up (After all), Joni sings honest country songs, with traditional acoustic backing. Joni wrote all the songs, jointly with others, which have been inspired by Joni's life on a ranch, and of that type of lifestyle in general.

The western theme is most obvious in the opening Belle Starr (about a contemporary of Jesse James) and the closing Long hard ride, but many of the other songs are full of western images. However, my favorite song here, Catalog dreams, is one of the few that could work in almost any setting - it is about a poor family dreaming about what they could buy from a catalog if they had money.

Joni is in fine voice throughout on this very upbeat album. For those seeking traditional country music, it doesn't come any better than this, with or without the cowboy songs.

Cowgirl Dreams.......2003-03-16

Everything about Joni Harms is genuine and come through crystal clear in each of songs on this recording.From Western swing numbers to touching ballads,there's a part of Joni in everything she sings

A Real Album.......2001-05-22

I by chance found this cd and by the looks of the cover I gave it a shot, praying it was a real country album, no pop, just country. And I got a REAL country album and much more, This cd has such an earthy feel to it and these songs came from the hearts of real people who live a true country life style. The best songs here, I would have to say would be "Old Fashion Girl" because I feel like this song is about me and many other country girls, I can relate to this song on many levels, another would be "When I get Over You" which I feel is an extremely honest song, and it's very emotion, but not too over done. But my favorite on this album, with the most beautiful lyrics would have to be the last track, "Long Hard Ride" the lyrics paint a picture for you, and you can imagine yourself sitting proudly up in a saddle just thanking god that you are alive and in such a beautiful place. I truely love that song for every single word in it. The only thing that I dont particularly love is Joni's voice, it's very different and it's not that I dont like it, its just I'm not used to it, and usually I love more powerful voices, but the lyrics and the music and just the way this album makes you feel is well worth it. This is true COWGIRL music!

REAL COUNTRY STILL LIVES!.......2000-02-03

Thank God for real country artists like Joni Harms!Having bought Joni's first-and still my favourite-album 8 years(! )ago,I have waited and waited for her next release.And believe me,this was very well worth the wait!Joni has one of the very best voices around,superbly suited to true Country music and she puts it to excellent use on these songs.She is also an excellent musician. Joni must love your State of Montana because she has followed up "The Only Thing Bluer Than His Eyes"(my favourite track of all time)with a superbly haunting "Blue Montana Moon",a beautiful ballad which is complimented in the smooth relaxation stakes by an equally excellent "Long Hard Ride". This album features excellent,real-country ballads and some nicely-light foot-tappers and is only let down by 1"Rocker"and it's too-short playing time. But then,Joni could make an hour-long album and it would still be too short whilst she treats us to this kind of real,great,old-fashioned Country!

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Cowgirl Dreams
Queenie Mullinix
Manufacturer: Hats Off Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000MPOBYO

Product Description

Tracks are: 1. Train Of thought 2. Rachel 3. Restless Women 4. Can't Go Home Again 5. Cowgirl Dreams 6. Comin' Back To Me 7. Don't Lie In Bed 8. All The Time 9. They Fly 10. Worth A Try 11. Dreaming Of You 12. This Time

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